MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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